A Differential, Dynamic Method for the Accurate Determination of Relative Vapor-Pressure Lowering : Thesis (Classic Reprint)

Hugh Byron Gordon

ISBN 10: 1527926168 / ISBN 13: 9781527926165

Published by Forgotten Books, 2017

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Differential, Dynamic Method for the Accurate Determination of Relative Vapor-Pressure Lowering : Thesis (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1527926168
• ISBN 13: 9781527926165
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book details the author's mission to develop a new method for measuring the lowering of vapor pressure resulting from dissolving a substance in a liquid. This effect can be used to determine the molecular weight of the solute in non-volatile solvents. The author reviews previous methods and their shortcomings and discusses in detail the development and testing of a new differential dynamic method that eliminates the major sources of error in earlier approaches. The method's accuracy was tested by measuring the vapor pressure lowering of a series of potassium chloride solutions, and the results were about 20 times more accurate than the best previous work with similar solutions. The implications of these findings for the study of molecular weights in solution are discussed, and the book's insights are a significant contribution to the field of chemistry.